PITTSBURGH – Miguel Cabrera used to try to attack batsman training from PNC Park to the Allegheny River. It was years ago. The last two nights, he has hit the field in a streak never seen in his illustrious career.
Cabrera’s 4-4 game on Wednesday night included three RBI hits, which was an early lead that the Tigers took for a 5-1 victory over the Pirates to avoid a sweep in the his three-game series and save a 3-3 interleague road. trip to Pittsburgh and Cincinnati.
Coach AJ Hinch had some questions about this trip about how Cabrera would manage six games without a designated hitter. He ended up doing very well in four games at first base, two in each series, separated by a couple of days as a pioneer on the bench.
He added Cabrera’s four hits to his two singles and a general rule double in his last three bat-at-bats on Wednesday night, and scored a maximum of seven consecutive hits in his career. His best previous career was six, last achieved in 2015, the year he won his fourth American League smoothie title. It is also the longest streak of consecutive successes for a Tiger since Omar Infante was thirteenth on the 13th.
The success of the parade has brought Cabrera closer to the prestigious 3,000-a-side baseball club. It stands at 2,971 hits with 21 games remaining this season.